Famous First Lines in Novels Quiz

Calling all bookworms: How well do you know literature? We'll give you the first line of a novel, and you have to choose the book it comes from. Put your skills to the test, and take this quiz on memorable literary sentences.

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Question 1 of 30

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."

"The Way We Live Now"

"The Black Sheep"

"Nineteen Eighty-Four"

"Thoughtcrime" is a real problem in "Nineteen Eighty-Four," George Orwell's terrifying and dark novel, which consistently ranks as one of the best of the 20th century.

Question 2 of 30

"The past is a foreign country: They do things differently there."

"The Go-Between"

This 1953 novel, "The Go-Between," is by far the best-known book by L.P. Hartley.

"The Good Soldier"

"The Woman in White"

Question 3 of 30

"All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

"Anna Karenina"

Divided into eight parts, "Anna Karenina" is considered one of the strongest novels by Leo Tolstoy.

"Clarissa"

"The Pilgrim's Progress"

Question 4 of 30

"Elmer Gantry was drunk. He was eloquently drunk, lovingly and pugnaciously drunk."